Top Ten List and Yusheng vs. Minaz

Herewith is the official "Top Ten Things From Yusheng's Seoul Visit"

10. Within 4 hours of touching down in the country, gets date with gorgeous girl.
9. Carrying around that massive camera and telephoto lens makes for great pick-up lines with wanna-be models.
8. Can translate Japanese and Chinese restaurant menus as an icebreaker.
7. The room at the Ben Hur Hotel...no closets, but awesome tub and shower.
6. Getting home at or before 2AM every night...that was nice.
5. Hearing about New York and how everything in Seoul (food, taxies, hotels...) is 'mad cheap'.
4. Having almost every Korean we meet start speaking to him in Korean...even days after they meet him.
3. Finally got away from his 'Paris & Yusheng' home video scandal.
2. The Red Sox won the World Series...oh, no that's the wrong list.
1. Two words: The Outsider.

and...

In the spirit of Alien vs. Predator here is the comparison of Yusheng and Minaz's trips to Seoul:

Women:
Minaz: 2 weeks in Seoul, no action.
Yusheng: Got a date the first night, it lasted.
Advantage: Yusheng

Language:
Minaz: Learned 2 things 아가씨/agasshi (girl) and 물좀주세요/mool-jom-joo-sai-yo (some water please).
Yusheng: Within 2 days got down 감사합니다/kam-sa-ham-ni-da (thank you), 죄송합니다/jwi-song-ham-ni-da (sorry-polite), 물좀주세요/mool-jom-joo-sai-yo (some water please)...more.
Advantage: Yusheng

Lodging:
Minaz: My floor (tough to entice a girl back to that).
Yusheng: The lovely Ben Hur Hotel (turn your speakers on when you click).
Advantage: Yusheng

Communication:
Minaz: Borrowed phones from cabbies and (female) passer-bys.
Yusheng: Rented a cell at the airport.
Advantage: Yusheng

Clothing:
Minaz: From a backpack, but respectable 제비/jay-bi (playboy) style.
Yusheng: Some wild stuff; about 20 pairs of pants.
Advantage: Draw

Hilarity Factor:
Minaz: Take a read of the posts from when he was here. He approached everyone for a conversation: men, women, Korean, foreign, English-speaking, no clue-what-he's-saying...everyone.
Yusheng: He's a unique guy...albeit relatively stable.
Advantage: Minaz

Schedule:
Minaz: Likes to stay out til 4AM or 5AM everynight...no way I can keep up with that and work the next day.
Yusheng: Always home before 2AM.
Advantage: Cinderella, I mean Yusheng

Hair:
Minaz: Got none--shaved scalp, baby!
Yusheng: Got lots, dyed, funky cut, moulding mud spiked.
Advantage: Draw

Physique:
Minaz: Big upper body, but gimped feet.
Yusheng: The guy never exercises, but still pretty slim.
Advantage: Draw

Well, I guess when you look at it this way Yusheng has many of the advantages. That's not to say that Minaz's time here wasn't a blast too...both guys made the most of the time they were here and I appreciate both of them making the trek here.